Christmas is just around the corner. Storefronts host signs of "I Believe". Hopefully we will stop our busy pace and really think about what Jesus did for us and appreciate the life He gave and truly "Believe". In our warm cozy homes with heat, air conditioning, soft beds and ease of transportation we have much to be thankful for, but Jesus "had no place to lay His head."
Luke 8:58 "And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head."
When Jesus left His own Father in Heaven with its streets of gold and became flesh He was laid in a manger for "there was no room for Him in the Inn." I imagine that manger was, more than likely, a carved out stone, not even a wooden trough. It was rough, cold, and hard. There was no heat in the stable. Life as a carpenter's son was probably not easy. I imagine the carpenter did more carving of stone with a chisel than with hammer and nail. I have been to Israel and seen the mountains and stones. We would have much complaining to do should we have to travel those terrains on foot, and in roughly made sandals, at best. However, nowhere in Scripture have I read that Jesus complained over giving up His heavenly comforts. Jesus became flesh for us. He desired it. He came to be sacrificed so we could live and so we could "Believe!"
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